"Waiting"
Single by Green Day
from the album Warning
B-side"Maria"
ReleasedMay 29, 2001
Recorded2000
StudioStudio 880, Oakland, California
Genre
Length3:14
LabelReprise
Composer(s)Green Day, Tony Hatch[2]
Lyricist(s)Billie Joe Armstrong
Producer(s)Green Day
Green Day singles chronology
"Warning"
(2000) 		"Waiting"
(2001) 		"American Idiot"
(2004)
Music video
"Waiting" on YouTube

"Waiting" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It was released as the third single from their sixth album, Warning, and is the tenth track. The song peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart.[3]

The melody of the song is somewhat similar to that of "Do You Wanna Dance?" by Bobby Freeman as well as Nirvana's "Drain You" and Petula Clark's "Downtown".[4][5]

The song also appeared as the 20th track on their International Superhits! in 2001.

Reception

The song was also well received by critics. NME, in its review, stated that "'Waiting', with its Mamas And Papas melody and its Kiss Army hook, could sit respectably alongside the band's best material."[6] Slant called the song "instantly memorable."[5]

Music video

The video features Green Day playing in a house while a bunch of young adults are jumping around, breaking various items and having a party (in slow motion). It was directed by Marc Webb.[7]

Track listing

CD

  1. "Waiting" (album version) – 3:13
  2. "Macy's Day Parade" (live) – 4:26
  3. "Basket Case" (live) – 2:49
  4. "Waiting" (Video) – 3:23

GER CD

  1. "Waiting" – 3:13
  2. "She" (live at japan) – 2:32
  3. "F.O.D." (live at japan) – 3:07

DVD Single

  1. "Waiting" (album version) – 3:13
  2. "Waiting" (Video) – 3:23
  3. 4 x video snippets: "Basket Case" / "Geek Stink Breath" / "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" / "Minority" – 2:30

7"

Side A

  1. "Waiting" – 3:13

Side B

  1. "Maria (early version)" – 2:27

Vinyl box set version

Side A

  1. "Waiting" – 3:13
  2. "Macy's Day Parade" – 3:34

Side B

  1. "Fashion Victim" – 2:59
  2. "Castaway" – 4:01

Chart positions

Chart (2001) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 34
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[9] 26

References

  1. ^ Raub, Jesse. "Green Day - Warning". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Waiting". ASCAP Repertory. ASCAP. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Waiting - Green Day". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  4. ^ "Green Day's 'Waiting' sounds like Petula Clark's 'Downtown'". SoundsJustLike.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  5. ^ a b "Green Day: Warning". SlantMagazine.com. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  6. ^ "Warning - Album Reviews". NME.com. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  7. ^ "Video Information" Archived 2010-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. GreenDayAuthority.com.
  8. ^ "Green Day: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Green Day Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2016.


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